The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: the Chinese side has delayed the approval process for rare earth exports to Japanese companies, and the time has been longer than usual. The comment section is filled with fantasies: "Japan just needs to remotely shut down China's precision machine tools and wait for them to beg for mercy."
Japanese government officials have acknowledged that "there are delays in the export procedures for key minerals including rare earths," but the reasons remain unclear for now. Indeed, some officials have analyzed in a habitual way, saying, "It seems China is using rare earths to exert pressure on Japan."
China is simply conducting export management according to law, and the delay is quite normal. Does Japan also want to manage photoresists?
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